CHAUTAUQUA—With Donald Trump having been almost assassinated and Joe Biden having stood down, we interrupt this unexpectedly serious fortnight in American history for a word about comedy. Yes, comedy. ı ı ı Actress Sally Struthers played Archie and Edith’s daughter, Gloria, on the ...

The last article was an introduction to my professional link to working with clients professing ideology of self-destructive behaviors. I was fortunate and blessed to have had a golden opportunity to connect with an established county based 24-hour hotline. The public was served via telephone ...

This hot weather got me to thinking about how I eat when it is too warm to cook. I have several go-to things. First, I love cottage cheese. I fix cottage cheese with fruit and call it a meal. That makes a no bother lunch. Sometimes I go to my herb patch and get some chives. I like to put those ...

It would be nice if everything were “cut and dried,” that everything was the good vs. the bad. But, many things land in between. In that regard, I found with interest a recent article in the Los Angeles Times detailing the results of an international regulation imposed in 2020 requiring ...

In October, I will return to Jamestown, where my story began. It has been over six decades since my family moved to Ann Arbor. I was just 14, but my childhood memories of growing up in Jamestown remain vivid and cherished. As the leaves start their symphony of colors, in addition to retracing ...

A few weeks ago, the OBSERVER and Post-Journal printed an article about the extremely high cost of running our public schools. The OBSERVER and Post-Journal were right to point out that an average cost of $30,000 per student per year, with some districts spending as much as $36,000 per year ...